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Scott Carr, Jr.

Part 1: Genesis 1:26-28: Making a Marriage

This is the first in a 4-part series reflecting on the Scripture readings from my wedding. You can also read Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4....

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Scott Carr, Jr.

A COVID Ash Wednesday

Needless to say, as with all else, Ash Wednesday looks different this year. COVID precautions eliminate the possibility of directly...

Scott Carr, Jr.

Sermon: To Share Our Pain ~Psalm 22

Back in the 1960s, Japanese Roman Catholic novelist, Shusaku Endo, told the world a profound story in his book, Silence, set during the...

Scott Carr, Jr.

Bultmann, Jesus, and Myth

Rudolf Bultmann, in Kerygma and Myth, argues that the New Testament is clouded with mythology which modern persons cannot accept. To...

Scott Carr, Jr.

The Kingdom and the Cross: Examing Critiques of Bultmann's New Testament Reading

Over forty years after his death, Rudolf Bultmann continues to draw sharp critiques from New Testament scholars, betraying the continuing...

Scott Carr, Jr.

Mark's Apology for the Cross in 21st-Century Ministry

I find the thesis that Mark’s Gospel functions primarily as an apology for the cross convincing. Mark’s narrative is marked by...

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